Nick de Bondt (born 21 April 1994) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Career

Early career

Born and raised in

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, de Bondt began his football career playing for the youth ranks of local amateur side SV Otterlo. In 2008, he joined the youth ranks of nearby Vitesse/AGOVV, the joint youth team of both

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and

AGOVV Apeldoorn AGOVV () is a Dutch association football club based in Apeldoorn. It was established on 25 February 1913. The club played in professional football from 1954 to 1971 and from 2003 to 2013. AGOVV's male first squad plays in 2022–23 in the Tweede ...

, where he remained for the next three seasons.

Ajax

On 8 June 2011, Ajax announced that they had signed the young left footed winger from

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to a three-year contract, which bound him to the Amsterdam club until 30 June 2014. During his first season with Ajax, de Bondt joined the Ajax A1 youth selection. While playing for the Ajax A1 youth squad in 2011–12, de Bondt helped his side to win the Nike Eredivisie league title, as well as finishing as runners-up to

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in the

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(the Champions League equivalent for under-20 teams) after losing on penalties (5–3) following a 1–1 deadlock after extra time. After playing for the Ajax A1 selection for his first two seasons with Ajax, de Bondt joined Ajax reserves' team

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for the 2013–14 season. Jong Ajax had recently been promoted from the

Beloften Eredivisie The Beloften Eredivisie (; ''"Promised Honor Division"'') was the highest football league in for reserve teams in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB). The league was founded in 1992 as ''Reserve Teams Eredivisi ...

, and were now competing in the Dutch

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, the 2nd tier of professional football in the Netherlands. Having been sidelined due to an injury, de Bondt did not make his professional debut until matchday 11, where he substituted in for

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in the 74' minute, in the 3–1 away loss to

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in Rotterdam.

Go Ahead Eagles

On 30 April 2014,

Go Ahead Eagles Go Ahead Eagles () are a Dutch professional football club from the city of Deventer. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, having achieved promotion from the second tier Eerste Divisie in the 2020-21 season. The club's h ...

announced that de Bondt would join the club from

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as a free transfer. De Bondt signed a two-year contract with an option for an additional year. De Bondt left Go Ahead in summer 2016 for

Tweede Divisie Tweede Divisie ( en, Second Division) is the highest amateur (and historically the lowest professional) football league in the Netherlands. It was established in 1956, together with the Eredivisie and the Eerste Divisie. Between 1956 and 1960 and b ...

side

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VV DUNO

On 31 January 2019,

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loaned out de Bondt to VV DUNO for the rest of the season.

International career

De Bondt made his debut playing for the Netherlands national team on 8 February 2011 playing for the Netherlands U-17 in a friendly match against Greece U-17 which ended in a 1–0 win for the Dutch. He helped the Netherlands U-17 qualify for the

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, appearing in 1 match during the qualification process of the tournament which the Dutch were able to win defeating Germany U-17 5–2 in the final. De Bondt appeared in every match during the tournament to help his side secure the European Championship. On 10 September 2012, de Bondt made his debut for the Netherlands U-19 in a friendly match against Scotland U-19 which resulted in a 2–1 victory for the Netherlands. He scored his first goal for the Netherlands U-19 in a

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qualification match against Poland U-19 at home. He then followed up by scoring his second goal for Netherlands U-19 in the same match, which ended in a 3–1 win for the Netherlands.

Career statistics

Club performance

¹ Includes

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and

UEFA Europa League The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It ...

matches. ² Includes

Johan Cruijff Shield The Johan Cruyff Shield (, ) is a football trophy in the Netherlands named after Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff, also often referred to as the Dutch Super Cup. The winner is decided in one match only, played by the winner of the national footbal ...

and Play-off matches.

Honours

Club

; Ajax A1 (under-19) * Nike Eredivisie (1): 2011–12 *

Runner-up: 2011–12

International

Netherlands under-17 *

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(1):

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References

External links

Voetbal International profile
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bondt, Nick de 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Ede, Netherlands Footballers from Gelderland Men's association football wingers Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers Jong Ajax players Go Ahead Eagles players FC Dordrecht players De Treffers players Eerste Divisie players Eredivisie players Derde Divisie players